World: The Costs of Keeping Peace (7Jun 2017)

Source: US Department of State - Humanitarian Information Unit
Country: Central African Republic, Côte d Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Serbia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World
May 29th marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. More than 3,500 peacekeepers have died since the first mission in 1948. As of April 30, 2017, over 112,000 troops, observers, police, and civilians representing 124 countries were participating in 16 UN